Officials in the East Zone of the fire said it is burning northeast into the 2020 Sheep Fire scar.
Status of homes already assessed can be found on this digital map from officials.Ĭal Fire reported Friday's weather moderated fire behavior. The cause of the fire, which began July 13, remains under investigation.Ĭal Fire updated its numbers of destroyed and damaged structures Friday night as follows:Ĭal Fire damage assessment teams continue to evaluate homes in the area as it becomes safe to do so. The Dixie Fire is 434,813 acres after growing by about 2,000 acres on Friday. Sally and Harold Brown of Crescent Mills.The Plumas County Sheriff's Office announced Friday eight people are unaccounted for in connection to the fire - an increase from Thursday when the sheriff said four people were missing.ĭeputies are asking for the public's help in finding the following people who have not been accounted for:
DIXIE FIRE UPDATE CONTAINMENT FULL
"(Containment being at) 35% was based on the original fire before it blew up," Zuniga said. "Now that the fire did blow, up it threw the ratios off."Ĭal Fire expects full containment by Aug. More: Greenville Rancheria health and tribal offices destroyed by Dixie Fire For the past few days, Cal Fire had been reporting the fire was 35% contained.Įdwin Zuniga, Cal Fire firefighter and Dixie Fire information officer, explained the decrease by saying the increased size of the fire led officials to reevaluate how much of the fire's perimeter is actually contained. 4 a.m.: Dixie Fire: 8 people missing containment drops to 21%ĭue to the explosive growth of the Dixie Fire, officials said Friday night the fire is only 21% contained.
In addition, crews are getting closer to containing an 80-acre spot fire that broke out near Lone Rock northwest of Antelope Lake, west of Highway 395. "Slightly cooler temperatures and higher humidity are expected to persist allowing firefighters an opportunity to scout ahead for contingency line locations in the Dyer Mountain area," Cal Fire said.įirefighters placed fire hoses and pumps from Lake Almanor to Westwood as part of building-protection efforts. View Gallery: PHOTOS: Dixie Fire raging in Northern California The Dixie Fire slowed its advance northeast as it burned sparse vegetation within the 2007 Moonlight Fire scar, officials said.Ĭrews were trying to keep the fire west of Crescent Mills by conducting overnight firing operations. On the east side, the weather inversion helped bring cooler overnight temperatures and calmer winds that lessened the fire's behavior The fire's activity was minimal on its west side due to smoke inversion and rising relative humidity, according to a forest service website.įirefighters are continuing to provide structure protection in communities while building and reinforcing control lines. 8 a.m.: Dixie Fire keeps growing, up to 463,477 acres Here is a list of the four still missing, according to the sheriff's office:Īnyone with information about the missing residents is asked to call 53. The sheriff's office said it has safely located 27 previously unaccounted for residents. Saturday updates 2:45 p.m.: Plumas deputies still seek 4 missing peopleįour people still remain missing from the Dixie Fire, according to the Plumas County Shieriff's Office. "Every bit of that line needs to be constructed, staffed, mopped up and actually put to bed before we can call this fire fully contained," he said. Waters put the fire's 21% containment in perspective by saying the 465 miles of fireline equals the distance between Chico and Los Angeles. 20.Ī new firefighting base will be established in Susanville, said Cal Fire deputy incident commander Chris Waters on Saturday night. That fire was eventually absorbed into the boundaries of the Dixie Fire.Īs of Sunday, the National Interagency Fire Center listed the cost of suppressing the Dixie Fire at about $179 million.įire managers say they expect to have full containment of the fire on Aug. The utility said it also may have started the Fly Fire last month in Plumas County.
While Cal Fire says it is still investigating the cause of the Dixie Fire, PG&E filed paperwork with the California Public Utilities Commission saying it may have started the fire. equipment started the Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed much of the Butte County community of Paradise. Cal Fire determined Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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